{"id":7494,"date":"2026-11-11T20:27:27","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T20:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=7494"},"modified":"2026-11-11T20:30:59","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T20:30:59","slug":"gigante-mana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/gigante-mana\/","title":{"rendered":"Gigante Mana Tomato Review & Photos: Italian Ribbed Beefsteak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Gigante Mana<\/strong> is a towering Italian heirloom indeterminate<\/strong> vine reaching easily past 6.5-7 ft (2+ m)<\/strong>. It produces heavy, plump red beefsteaks with pronounced vertical ribs resembling an unopened flower bud. Operating as a dependable mid-season<\/strong> producer, it yielded 18 massive slicers per vine when trained to two leaders, offering a mild, sweet, low-acid flavor profile tailored for fresh salads and table slicing. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zone 4 Experience)<\/h2>\n
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fifaira (Irina) \u2b50 Pro Grower (12,131 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udccd Grigorovo, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n
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Tatka wrote:<\/strong>
\nFolks, I kept hunting for “Giganto Mama” but came up completely empty. The only thing popping up is Gigante Mana. Are they the exact same variety?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hey y’all! Yes, they are the exact same tomato!
\nGrew it myself, so here are my personal garden notes for anyone curious:
\nStarted blowing me away right from the seedling stage!
\nGigante Mana (Italy)
\nVines shot past 6.5-7 ft (2+ m) with ease, mid-season maturity. The plant is sturdy and vigorous with regular foliage. Ran it as a 2-stem prune.
\nThe fruits are plump, deeply ribbed, and look almost like an unopened flower bud, ripening to a rich red. An absolute beast of a plant!
\nThe flavor is mellow and pleasantly sweet. I enjoyed it quite a bit, even though I don’t usually lean towards mild-flavored tomatoes. A few individual fruits had a subtle tang, while some were on the milder side, but overall both were great and went straight into fresh garden salads!
\nDefinitely keeping it in my permanent seed collection for its outstanding yields and massive fruit size. I tallied 18 giant tomatoes harvested from a single vine, and it would’ve kept pumping out more if I hadn’t topped the vines late season while they were still actively setting young green fruitlets!
\nI bet if you give it blazing all-day sun and a heavier feeding program, it would pack on even more sugar!
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Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and Characteristics<\/h2>\n